Ch 21 French Revolution

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Ch 21French Revolution

• World History
• Mr. Holguin

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The Estates

• France was divided into 3 social classes called
  Estates
• 1st- Clergy of the Roman Catholic Church
• 2nd- Nobility- Land owners who paid little or no
  taxes
• 3rd- Bourgeoisie- middle class, poor city workers

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People grew angry

• The bourgeoisie were angry that nobles did not
  pay taxes and the lower classes had no power
• The middle class was also angry that King Louis
  XV was borrowing lots of money

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Storming of the Bastille

• Angry rioters stormed the Bastille prison and
  looted it.
• The Declaration of Rights of Man stated that men
  were born equal and gave rights of speech, press,
  and religion
• Olympe de Gouges wrote the Rights of Women

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Constitution of 1791

• The National Assembly wrote a new Const.
• It limited the power of the king, but wealthy
  land owners still maintained power

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Assembly

• The Legislative assembly was divided into three
  groups
• Conservatives- Right
• Moderates- Center
• Radical- Left

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French Republic

• King Louis XV was accused of plotting with other
  kings to bring him back to power-gtExecuted
• The New Assembly had two groups
• The Girondins did not want a strong Paris
• The Jacobins- Radicals led by Robespierre

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REIGN OF TERROR!!!

• Robespierre and the Jacobins controlled the
  assembly
• RP felt it was necessary to kill any one
  suspected of behavior against the new republic
• RP kept sending people to the Guillotine for
  months
• The RoT was ended what RP was Executed

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Napoleon Bonaparte

• The Republic lasted for a few years but failed.
• Napoleon gained popularity as a French General
• In 1799, supporters organized a Coup detat and
  placed Napoleon as dictator

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• All French law was organized into the Napoleonic
  code
• French was declared an Empire
• NP began to dominate Europe

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Fall of Napoleon

• NP tried to take over Russia but the winter
  decimated his army
• Sensing weakness, European countries invaded
  France
• NP was thrown out of power

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100 days

• Napoleon managed to return to France and
  controlled it for 100 days
• NP was finally defeated at the Battle of Waterloo
  
• He was exiled to small island in the S. Atlantic

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Ec

• Starring in Beauty and the Beast, what is the
  name of the Beasts main enemy shown here?

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35 What ocean is shown here?
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36-39 Name 4 countries in this continent
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40 What is the capital of